IANR 2538 092025 Line Up
4-6pm INTERVIEWS
Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Sept 20, 2025 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio, a production of Indo American News (www.IndoAmerican-News.com). We are on 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.
By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com. We have 6 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits.
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4:20 pm Houston is making a big push for naturalization, but where are we now and where do we want to go? For 25 years, Congress has ignored the 1.4 million people who are on Temporary Protected Status or TPS and the 700,000 who came as children, who cannot apply for an official channel to get a Green Card, In addition to making it more expensive to file for citizenship, the USCIS has made the civics exam more difficult to prepare for and to pass. Our frequent guest,Zenobia Lai, the Executive Director of Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative, tells us about these developments.
4:50 pm The Open Enrollment period to sign up for Medicare will begin on October 1 and lasts through December 7. We are joined by Medicare Insurance Broker Kaushi Shah who will explain the less understood parts ofMedicare insurance. We are all familiar with Medicare Part A and Part B, but there are many more nuances of Medicare. We ask her today to explain what changes are coming along next year to Medicare and why it is so important forus to pay attention before signing up.
5:20 pm Gopal Aggarwal is the founder and CEO of Tara Capital. He leads the company's corporate strategy, long-range planning, and business development functions and oversees capital improvement and value-add programs across portfolio. He has over 30 years of multi-faceted real estate experience across apartments, hotels, and retail. He joins us again today to tell us more about his current project which is open to interested investors right now, as well as what to look for when making a real estate investment.
Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews.
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IANR 2537 091325 Lutfi Hassan
4-6pm INTERVIEWS
Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Sept 13, 2025 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio, a production of Indo American News (www.IndoAmerican-News.com). Weare on 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.
By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com. We have 6 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits.
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4:20 pm Lutfi Hassan has been a successful businessman and Houston icon for many years and the go-to person for matters related to the National Democratic Party through his close friendship with late Houston Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. In 2022, Hassan was appointed the Honorary Consul General of Guyana to the Southwest United States.Since then, he has been instrumental in raising Guyana’s profile in the US and India, and played a role in guiding the country’s development after the boom in offshore oil production. He joins us today to share his achievements so far this year.
Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews.
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And remember to visit our digital archives from over 17 years.
Plus, our entire 44 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.
IANR 2537 091325 Line Up
4-6pm INTERVIEWS
Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Sept 13, 2025 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio, a production of Indo American News (www.IndoAmerican-News.com). We are on 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.
By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100 Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com. We have 6 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits.
TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU’LL BE NOTIFIED OF NEW UPDATES.
4:20 pm Lutfi Hassan has been a successful businessman and Houston icon for many years and the go-to person for matters related to the National Democratic Party through his close friendship with late Houston Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. In 2022, Hassan was appointed the Honorary Consul General of Guyana to the Southwest United States.Since then, he has been instrumental in raising Guyana’s profile in the US and India, and played a role in guiding the country’s development after the boom in offshore oil production. He joins us today to share his achievements so far this year.
5:00 pm Opened just two years ago, the Eternal Gandhi Museum in Houston is dedicated to honoring the apostle of Non-violent disobedience, Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. As Gandhi’s 155th birthday approaches on October 2, we turn to Trustee and museum co-founder Dr. Manish Wani to tell us what celebrations are being planned.
5:20 pm Since the Trump Administration took power, it has kept its promise to round up illegal aliens and deport them or detain then in rapidly deployed detention facilities.Another less widely known aspect to this “immigrant cleansing” is the curtailment of student visas, the reduction in scholarships made available by universities, the huge increase in tourist visa fees and huge delays in getting visas all of which have been detrimental to America’s image abroad. Adding to this is greater scrutiny at ports of entry and possible retraction of long obtained naturalizedcitizenship due to irregularities in original applications. We ask attorney George Willy to explain how to deal with the citizenship issue.
Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews.
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Please pick up the print edition of Indo American News which is the ONLY community paper widely available all across town at grocery stores from Hillcroft to Sugar Land, Katy and FM 1960. Also visit our website indoamerican-news.com which gets 90,000+ hits to track all current stories.
And remember to visit our digital archives from over 17 years.
Plus, our entire 44 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.
IANR 2536 090625 Line Up
4-6pm INTERVIEWS (Gautam Sinha guest hosts for Sanchali)
Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Sept 6, 2025 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio, a production of Indo American News (www.IndoAmerican-News.com). We areon 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.
By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com. We have 6 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits.
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4:20 pm Thousands of people get injured at work, while playing sports, in car accidents and so on. Many do not know their options to seek compensation for their injuries. Starting today, we will feature a monthly segment on personal injury law by Attorney Divjyot Singh, the Managing Partner at SHEV Law Group. He joins us today to explain what Personal Injury Law covers, from car and truck accidents to dealing with insurance companies and compensation claims.
4:50 pm Under the guise of rounding up illegals who are criminals, the Trump Administration has been expanding surveillance of immigrants, but at what cost? The steps taken have gone beyond simple detention to wholesale invasion of private data as systems at the IRS and Social Security are co-mingled and reviewed, detention facilities built and used across the country, and social media accounts routinely checked at ports of entry. In seven months, the country has jettisoned safeguards and is looking more like a police state. Gautam Sinha has done some research on this transformation and shares his findings with us.
5:20 pm In the past 34 years, Dr. Arun Verma has made his mark in Houston as a real estate entrepreneur after leading a very successful career in oil and gas in Canada. In the past fourteen years he has made another career for himself as the organizer of the Dussehra and Diwali celebration which has become a tradition in the greater Houston area. SpokesmanKapil Sharma calls in today to tell us about the upcoming event on October 4th and what to expect at the festival, which will be held once again at Constellation Field in Sugar Land.
Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews.
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Please pick up the print edition of Indo American News which is the ONLY community paper widely available all across town at grocery stores from Hillcroft to Sugar Land, Katy and FM 1960. Also visit our website indoamerican-news.com which gets 90,000+ hits to track all current stories.
And remember to visit our digital archives from over 17 years.
Plus, our entire 44 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.
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(Gautam Sinha guest hosts for Sanchali)
Featured on Sat, August 30, 2025 from 3 - 4 pm on the “IAN UNPLUGGED” segment of Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerica-News.com) on 98.7 FMOn Bats & Balls, Jay, Pramod & Gautam Sinha talk to Claudio Nul, co-owner of The Volleyball School in Katy about the growth of the sport in the Houston area and potential for a national league and a professional team here. They later turnto avid sports fan Rakesh Vij for his take on a variety of localprofessional teams.
IANR 2535 083025 Line Up
4-6pm INTERVIEWS (Gautam Sinha guest hosts for Sanchali)
Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, August 30, 2025 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio, a production of Indo American News (www.IndoAmerican-News.com). Weare on 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.
By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100 Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com. We have 6 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits.
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4:20 pm A truly remarkable event will be taking place this weekend at the ISKCON temple on Ella Blvd. It is theannual Kirtan Fest dedicated to bringing together people from all walks of life to experience the transformative power of kirtan (congregational chanting). The centerpiece of Kirtan Fest is the Pushpa Abhishek, a flower festival in which more than 30,000 Ecuadorian roses — the largest and most vibrant in the world — will transform the space into a sea of petals, color, and joy. Devotee Ananjay Raju joins us today to tell us more about the festival.
4:50 pm The Jaipur Literature Festival will return to Houston next weekend, September 5 through 7 and will be held at four venues across the city, featuring many literary figures - like Houstonian Chitra Divakaruni, Sunanada Vashisht, film maker Shekhar Kapur, Amish, Ragini Tharoor Srivasan, Pria Ahmed, Sanjay Devarajan and many others - and panel discussions. Writer and poet Chitra Divakaruni will callin to talk about the significance of the Festival which will conclude on Sunday, September 7.
5:20 pm Dr. Sanjay Mehta has been treating cancers of the prostate, breast, lung, brain, GI tract with focused radiation beams with minimal side effects, because it avoids collateral damage to other nearby organs. His practice has adopted the European techniques of using very low dose radiationto treat arthritis and tendonitis with excellent results in only 6 painless treatments. He joins us today – along with his dad Dr Chandra Mehta who has benefitted from this treatment - to tell us more about this promising treatment.
Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews.
TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW, OR TO ADVERTISE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 713-789-NEWS or 6397 or at indoamericannews@yahoo.com
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And remember to visit our digital archives from over 17 years.
Plus, our entire 44 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.
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(Gautam Sinha guest hosts for Sanchali)Featured on Sat, August 30, 2025 from 3 - 4 pm on the “IAN UNPLUGGED” segment of Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerica-News.com) on 98.7 FM:
On Bats & Balls, Jay, Pramod & Gautam Sinha talk to Claudio Nul, co-owner of The Volleyball School in Katy about the growth of the sport in the Houston area and potential for a national league and a professional team here. They later turn to avid sports fan Rakesh Vij for his take on a variety of local professional teams.
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Featured on Sat, August 23, 2025 from 3 - 4 pm on the “IAN UNPLUGGED” segment of Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerica-News.com) on 98.7 FM:
On “Hey, Wassup?”, Jay & Sanchali go to the movies with a review of the soon to be released “The Bengal Files” with a conversation with director Vivek Agnihotri, actress Pallavi Joshi and co-producer Surinder Kaul. They follow up witha conversation with short indie film producer, director & actor, Houstonian Bud Patel – and actress Sonal Tuljapurkar about his latest release “Dementia”.
IANR 2534 082325 Line Up
4-6pm INTERVIEWS
Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, August 23, 2025 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio, a production of Indo American News (www.IndoAmerican-News.com). Weare on 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.
By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100 Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com. We have 6 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits.
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4:20 pm Chinese-American Democrat Daniel Lee ran in the November 2024 election for the Texas House District 26 but lost to Republican Matt Morgan. Lee is campaigning again for the March 2026 primary and hopes to tackle Morgan on a platform that includes reforms in infrastructure, healthcare, education and controlling gun violence. He joins us today to explain his programs and what makes him the better candidate for the district.
4:40 pm Two decades ago, educators and social entrepreneurs in India realized that the key to a primaryeducation lay in making sure that young students had a full belly so that they could concentrate on their lessons. The One World One Cause Foundation is bringing the Sumeet Tappoo concert to the Bayou City on Friday, August 29 to raise awareness to its goals as well as raise funds for its programs in India. To tell us more about its outreach, we welcome Vivek Mahadevan and Ajit Paralkar, the showpromoters.
5:20 pm Gopal Aggarwal is the founder and CEO of Tara Capital. He leads the company's corporate strategy, long-range planning, and business development functions and oversees capital improvement and value-add programs across portfolio. He has over 30 years of multi-facetedreal estate experience across apartments, hotels, and retail. He joins us again today to tell us more about his current project which is open to interested investors right now, as well as what to look for when making a real estateinvestment
Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews.
TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW, OR TO ADVERTISE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 713-789-NEWS or 6397 or at indoamericannews@yahoo.com
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And remember to visit our digital archives from over 17 years.
Plus, our entire 44 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.
IANR 2533 081625 Line Up
4-6pm INTERVIEWS
Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, August 16, 2025 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio, a production of Indo American News (www.IndoAmerican-News.com). Weare on 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.
By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com. We have 6 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits.
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4:20 pm With the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigrants and reports of harassment of Permanent Residents and even citizens re-entering the country, many long time residents who are eligible are considering becoming citizens. There were 818,000 permanent residents in 2024, and 360,000 are eligible. But the pathway toward citizenship is getting more expensive anddifficult. Today, we are joined by Zenobia Lai, the Executive Director of the non-profit Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative, to talk about the costs and challenges to becoming a citizen.
4:40 pm At the urging of Donald Trump, Gov. Greg Abbott has pushed for a mid-census redistricting of the Texas Congressional map, putting four Houston area districts squarely in contention, in a bid to win 5 seats forthe GOP in next year’s elections. In the special session called by Abbott, out of the 18 bills that needed addressing, chief of which was relief funding for the flood-stricken areas of Kerr County, he flipped the order and opted to vote on redistricting. This prompted 50 Democrats to bolt to Illinois and California and deny a quorum to hold a vote. We speak by phone with State Rep. Gene Wu, who has emerged as the leader of the revolt, on what they have accomplished and what the next steps will be.
5:20 pm With the passage of the Big, Beautiful Bill, ICE will receive $29.9 billion, $45 billion for detention facilities, funds to hire 10,000 agents and another $75 billion insupplemental funding. It is bound to lead to many arrests and people will need immigration attorneys to represent them. On the other hand, ICE raids are ramping up at day laborer gatherings outside Home Depots, construction sites,farms and restaurants. We ask attorney George Willy how to help if ICE makes a raid?
Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews.
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Plus, our entire 44 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.
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Featured on Sat, August 9, 2025 from 3 - 4 pm on the “IAN UNPLUGGED” segment of Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerica-News.com) on 98.7 FM:
On “Hey, Wassup?”, Jay & Sanchali discuss the phenomenon of “News Deserts” which have proliferated across the country with our frequent guest and occasional host, the analytical Gautam Sinha, who also does a brief diveinto the history of political redistricting and how it crushes dissent.
IANR 2532 080925 SPECIAL FEATURE
HISTORY TALKS - A series of 6 Episodes on the stories behind the things that have affected our lives
Episode 6: The History of Spices
First featured on Sat, August 9, 2025 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio, a production of Indo American News (www.IndoAmerican-News.com). We are on 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.Hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. We have 6 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits.
TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU’LL BENOTIFIED OF NEW UPDATES.
We all can think of many inventions and discoveries that have changed our world, from the wheel to the cell phone. We turned to Ashok Rao, a serial entrepreneur and restauranteur to research out six compelling epochs in time that have affected the way we live. So far, in the History Talks series, he has related the history of the Tulip Bubble, Ethylene, Windmill Power, Gold and Coffee. He is back again today with the sixth episode of the fascinating History Talks series, a topic that will invigorate you – The History of Spices.
IANR 2532 080925 Line Up.
4-6pm INTERVIEWS
Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, August 9, 2025 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio, a production of Indo American News (www.IndoAmerican-News.com). Weare on 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.
By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. We have 6 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits.
TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU’LL BE NOTIFIED OF NEW UPDATES.
4:20 pm Diwali is still three months away but preparations have already started and programs and numerous events will quickly fill up the calendar. Two second generation Indian women, born and raised in Houston, have sought tobring many elements of Diwali into one event for the whole Houston community. To tell us about this we are joined in the studio by Ritu Patel and Dhea Patel.
4:40 pm Janamashtami is just around the corner and will becelebrated next weekend at many temples around the Metroplex, with a big celebration at the ISKCON complex on Ella Blvd. organized in collaboration with the Hindus of Greater Houston. We are joined today with Yajat Bhargav, asenior undergraduate student at the University of Houston, and a youth outreach organizer of HGH, to tell us more about the planned events.
5:00 pm Becoming a naturalized citizen of the US is adaunting task with all the paperwork and civics test to prepare for. But it is also an emotional rollercoaster for most, especially when they take the oath. We asked Siddarth Osorkar, who just recently became a citizen last month, to share why he decided to change his citizenship, his feelings of the experience and the challenges he faced. He joins us from his home in Frisco, just north of Dallas.
5:20 pm We all can think of many inventions and discoveries that have changed our world, from the wheel to the cell phone. We turned to Ashok Rao, a serial entrepreneur and restauranteur to research out six compelling epochs in time that have affected the way we live. So far, in the History Talks series, he has related the history of the Tulip Bubble, Ethylene, Windmill Power, Gold and Coffee. He is back again today with the sixth episode of the fascinating History Talks series, a topic that will invigorate you – The History of Spices.
Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews.
TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW, OR TO ADVERTISE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 713-789-NEWS or 6397 or at indoamericannews@yahoo.com
Please pick up the print edition of Indo American News which is available all across town at grocery stores. Also visit our website indoamerican-news.com which gets 90,000+ hits to track all current stories.
And remember to visit our digital archives from over 17 years.
Plus, our entire 44 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.
IANR 2531 080225 Line Up
4-6pm INTERVIEWS
Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, August 2, 2025 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio, a production of Indo American News (www.IndoAmerican-News.com). We are on 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.
By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. We have 6 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits.
TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU’LL BE NOTIFIED OF NEW UPDATES.
4:20 pm For over 40 years, the India Culture Center has toiled to keep Indian heritage forefront in the community’s mind, especially through celebration of two national flagship events. One of these, India’s Independence Day, is around the corner and the ICC will mark it with a festival on, Sunday, August 17. To tell us more about it are ICC Board Directors Treasurer Naeem Vehvaria and Director Dr. Raghvendra Senger.
4:50 pm Amanda Edwards is an attorney and native Houstonian who served as the Houston City Council Member in At-Large Position 4. She ran unsuccessfullyagainst Sheila Jackson Lee, and later against Sylvester Turner, for the United States House of Representatives - Texas Congressional District 18. That seat has been left vacant since Turner died in March this year, with Gov. Abbott dragging his feet in asking for a special election. Amanda is currently a candidate for the seat again and joins us today to discuss the crowded race –there are 20 candidates – in the special general election in November.
5:20 pm At the urging of Donald Trump, Gov. Greg Abbott has pushed for a mid-census redistricting of the Texas Congressional map, putting four Houston area districts squarely in contention, in a bid to win 5seats for the GOP in next year’s elections. We asked Dylan Russell, the Fort Bend County Democratic Party’s General Counsel and Precinct Chair #3127 to explain this redistricting process. Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews.
TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW, OR TO ADVERTISE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 713-789-NEWS or6397 or at indoamericannews@yahoo.com
Please pick up the print edition of Indo American News which is available all across town at grocery stores. Also visit our website indoamerican-news.com whichgets 90,000+ hits to track all current stories.
And remember to visit our digital archives from over 17 years.
Plus, our entire 44 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.
IAN UNPLUGGED 2531 080225Featured on Sat, August 2, 2025 from 3 - 4 pm on the “IAN UNPLUGGED” segment of Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerica-News.com) on 98.7 FM:
On “Hey, Wassup?”, Jay & Sanchali discuss with Seebany Datta-Barua and Mitra Kalita the community support for astronaut Mike Fincke who is on SpaceX Crew-11 and is married to an Assamese. They also speak with Robyn Jedkins, founder of the start-up The Ruby Postnatal a place where mothers can receive comprehensive care in a luxurious and supportive environment.
IANR 2530 072625 SPECIAL FEATURE
HISTORY TALKS - A series of 6 Episodes on the stories behind the things that have affected our lives
Episode 5: The History of Coffee
First featured on Sat, July 26, 2025 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio, a production of Indo American News (www.IndoAmerican-News.com). We are on 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.Hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. We have 6 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits.
TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU’LL BENOTIFIED OF NEW UPDATES.
We all can think of many inventions anddiscoveries that have changed our world, from the wheel to the cell phone. We turned to Ashok Rao, a serial entrepreneur and the restauranteur who owns Song Kran Thai restaurant in Uptown Park - to research out six compelling epochs in time that have affected the way we live. So far, in the History Talks series, he has related the history of the Tulip Bubble, Ethylene, Windmill Power and Gold. He is back again today with the fifth episode of the fascinating History Talks series, a topic that will invigorate you – The History of Coffee.
IANR 2530 072625 Line Up
4-6pm INTERVIEWS
Here’smthe guest line-up for Sat, July 26, 2025 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio, a production of Indo American News (www.IndoAmerican-News.com). We are on 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.
By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. We have 6 years of Podcasts and havehad thousands of hits.
TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU’LL BE NOTIFIED OF NEW UPDATES.
4:20 pm Kranti Kiran Reddy is the Managing Director and CEO of Janapriya Upscale, a 40-year old Hyderabad, India based real-estate development company started by his father. The company has set its sights on real-estate ventures in the US and just this week launched the 125,000 sf Fulshear Central retail complex which features 3 buildings and a central landscaped courtyard. What makes thisproject appealing is that it offers investors a possibility to get their EB5 visa, which can eventually lead to a Green Card. Kranti joins us today to explain more details of the development and future plans for Janapriya Upscale.
4:50 pm After a nail-biting election first round among a field of 5 candidates in May, Sanjay Singhal comfortably coasted to a win in the June 7 run-off against Nasir Hussain and became the Sugar Land City Council member forDistrict 2 for a three-year term. It was a vindication for Singhal’s organizing the protest last September against a proposed natural gas power plant on Hwy. 99. Sanjay, a graduate of IIT Delhi in electrical engineering, and retiredafter 33 years with the oilfield services company Schlumberger, now hopes to serve his city with many improvements. We asked him to join us today and expand on these plans.
5:20 pm We all can think of many inventions and discoveries that have changed our world, from the wheel to the cell phone. We turned to Ashok Rao, a serial entrepreneur and the restauranteur who owns Song Kran Thai restaurant in Uptown Park - to research out six compelling epochsin time that have affected the way we live. So far, in the History Talks series, he has related the history of the Tulip Bubble, Ethylene, Windmill Power and Gold. He is back again today with the fifth episode of the fascinating History Talksseries, a topic that will invigorate you – The History of Coffee.
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IANR 2529 071925 Line Up
4-6pm INTERVIEWS
Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, July 19, 2025 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio, a production of Indo American News (www.IndoAmerican-News.com). Weare on 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.
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4:20 pm With the passage of the Big, Beautiful Bill, ICE will receive $29.9 billion, $45 billion for detention facilities, funds to hire 10,000 agents and another $75 billion in supplemental funding. It is bound to lead to many arrests and people will need immigration attorneys to represent them. On the other hand, asylum application fees havegone up to $900, work authorization fees up to $575, renewals to $275 and parole applications to $1,000. We ask attorney George Willy and his Of Counsel retired Judge Jimmie Bennet to explain all this as well as whether to file or not to file?
4:50 pm After having a heart attack at 52 and discovering that there was more to it than bad choices, Dr. Mubin Syed began his mission to share the causes of and solutions for the health crisis affecting South Asians around the world. Dr. Syed is a physician with almost 30 years of experience,specializing in endovascular therapy. He is also a health historian, a medtech entrepreneur, and a medical products inventor holding 28 patents. He calls in from Ohio to discuss his book Healing From Our History: How Colonial Era Famines Led to a Modern South Asian Health Crisis which tries to explain why South Asian are more prone to diabetes and heart disease.
5:20 pm Gopal Aggarwal is the founder and CEO of Tara Capital. He leads the company's corporate strategy, long-range planning, and business development functions and oversees capital improvement and value-add programs across portfolio. He has over 30 years of multi-facetedreal estate experience across apartments, hotels, and retail. He joins us again today to tell us more about his current project which is open to interested investors right now, as well as what to look for when making a real estate investment.
Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews.
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Plus, our entire 44 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.
IAN UNPLUGGED 2529 071925
Featured on Sat, July 19, 2025 from 3 - 4 pm on the “IAN UNPLUGGED” segment of Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerica-News.com) on 98.7 FM:
On “Hey, Wassup?”, Jay & Sanchali discuss the true cost of oil with our frequent guest and occasional host, the analytical Gautam Sinha, who also does a brief dive into the history ofBlack Gold.
IAN UNPLUGGED 2528 071225 Line Up
“On the Road I Have Traveled”, Jay & Sanchali speak with a couple who has not only become synonymous with philanthropy all across the city but also widely applauded for their graciousness and sense of style which endears them toeveryone they meet. Of course, we are speaking about Natand Leela Krishnamurthy, a couple who is so often always seen together that you can’t talk about one without thinking of the other. They join us in the studio today to talk abouttheir incredible life journey and their immense philanthropy.
